1916 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election
The 1916 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election was held on 16 August 1916. The by-election was held due to the elevation to the peerage of the incumbent Liberal MP, Sir Edward Grey.
It was won by the Liberal candidate Sir Francis Blake.[1] Blake was unopposed by Conservative or Labour candidates due to a war time electoral truce where the three main parties would not put up candidates against one another. This meant that Blake was sometimes referred to as a "Coalitionist".[2] The unsuccessful candidate, Dr Arthur Turnbull, stood as an Independent, though one source has described him as an Independent Liberal.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Francis Blake | 3,794 | 85.9 | +24.7 | |
| Independent | Arthur Turnbull | 621 | 14.1 | New | |
| Majority | 3,173 | 71.8 | +49.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,415 | 46.7 | -33.1 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "House of Commons". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Papers Past — Dominion — 19 August 1916 — BERWICK BY-ELECTION". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "19 Aug 1916 - BERWICK BY-ELECTION. London, Aug. 17". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 by FWS Craig
   | This article about a by-election to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |